Sailing Supernovavídeo
Above Deck - Our First Charter [Ep. 145]
8 de mayo de 2026 · 23 min · 19K visitas · Colombier Bay, St. Barts
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Yvette and Darcy run their first 10-day charter aboard Supernova, a Sunreef 62, picking up guests on the Dutch side of Sint Maarten and sailing to St. Bart's and surrounding anchorages in the French West Indies.Watch The route covers Philipsburg, Gustavia (where customs check-in was fast), Columbia Bay, and Ile Fourchoux, all within the St. Barthes national park area.Watch Columbia Bay stood out as a top Caribbean anchorage — flat calm, protected, and dense with sea turtles; guests stayed two nights.6:00 Darcy, a PADI-certified dive instructor, ran discover scuba dives off the back of the boat, briefing guests on BCDs, regulators, equalizing, and breathing underwater before moving to open water.4:45 A BCD air bladder failed during pre-trip testing and was replaced before the dive — a practical example of rapid problem-solving on charter.5:09 Activities included snorkeling with turtles, hiking trails with wild tortoises, a beach breakfast ferried ashore by dinghy, and surf-and-turf dinners.6:54 Yvette scouted dive sites by jumping in first to assess bottom topography and marine life.16:53 The charter runs real-time; the second half, including more diving and hiking at Ile Fourchoux, continues the following week.22:13 Fast problem-solving and activity flexibility define the charter experience on a crewed catamaran.
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